Juncus inflexus

Juncus inflexus, the hard rush, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Juncus, native to Europe, Asia and Africa, and introduced in Sri Lanka, Java, Île Amsterdam and Île Saint-Paul, Victoria in Australia, New Zealand, Uruguay, and eastern North America.[2][3] It is a glycophyte.[4]

Juncus inflexus
Botanical illustration
Inflorescenses
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Juncaceae
Genus:	Juncus
Species:	J. inflexus
Binomial name
Juncus inflexus L.[1]
Synonyms[2]
List Juncus acutissimus (Buchenau) Adamson Juncus angelisii Ten. Juncus brachytepalus Trautv. ex V.I.Krecz. & Gontsch. Juncus cyprius H.Lindb. Juncus depauperatus Ten. Juncus diaphragmarius Brot. Juncus elatus Steud. Juncus equisetosus Dumort. Juncus glaucescens Laharpe Juncus inflexus subsp. austrooccidentalis K.F.Wu Juncus inflexus f. equisetosus (Dumort.) Soó Juncus inflexus f. strictus Soó Juncus leptocarpus Buchenau Juncus longicornis Bastard Juncus luetkei Buchenau Juncus tenax Banks & Sol. Juncus warakensis Nábelek

Subtaxa

The following subspecies are currently accepted:[2]

• Juncus inflexus subsp. brachytepalus (Trautv. ex V.I.Krecz. & Gontsch.) Novikov
• Juncus inflexus subsp. inflexus

References

1. Sp. Pl.: 326 (1753)
2. "Juncus inflexus L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
3. "Juncus inflexus hard rush". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
4. Vaněk, Tomáš; Moťková, Kateřina; Podlipná, Radka (2016). "Accumulation of cadmium by halophytic and non-halophytic Juncus species". Theoretical and Experimental Plant Physiology. 28 (4): 415–423. doi:10.1007/s40626-016-0078-2. S2CID 8363366.